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So World Book Night has come and gone for another year, and what a lovely WBN it was! Once again the Travelling Suitcase Library took over my local pub, Arcadia, filling it with books, and bunting.

A happy customer!

I was giving away Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses, a powerful dystopian YA romance book, and I was also joined by the lovely Jimi, who found out about the event through the World Book Night website, who was giving out copies of Casino Royale, which went down a treat with the pub regulars.

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World Book Night @ Arcadia

﻿ We were joined by the incredibly supportive Leeds Big Bookend Crew, whose festival I'm really looking forward to, and the Leeds Ladyfest Crew were on hand selling awesome merch, the bags really came in useful for carrying the books back!

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The Ladyfest Crew and the Awesome Bags!

﻿ And of course the Travelling Suitcase Library was its usual busy self, as most people turned up to the event with bags upon bags of books to swap.

Books Make People Excited!

This year's event was smaller than previous ones, World Book Night is now such a big event with so many people giving books all over Leeds-I was really chuffed to be handed some in Leeds Book Station by Leeds Met Library-it is hard for someone on their own to organise. I couldn't do a buffet, and the least said about my buns the better. But for the people who came, and supported the event for the third year running (and it was SO NICE to have people bringing books they got last year and loved to be swapped again) we had a lovely evening, I got to wear a frock, and many people found a stack of books.

Me, and my suitcase, looking a bit pink at the end of the night!

Thank yous...
The Arcadia Team, Graeme, Sarah and Hayley for being so lovely and letting me take over for another year. Reb and Dave for being so incredibly kind and helpful, Fiona and The Big Bookend, L and P from Ladyfest and the Leeds Feminist Network Massive, fellow giver Jimi, B and friends, Luey, Lou, Tom and Jim, H, G/R, EB Snare and the Twitter Crew and P for just being wonderful.

World Book Night is the wonderful event that sees thousands of people been given a book, recommended by another person, for free. This matches the ethos of the Travelling Suitcase Library completing and I'm really proud to keep it local, in my favourite pub, and once again be able to share books and reading with the regulars and locals of Headingley.

I'll be there, Travelling Suitcase Library is tow, from 7ish, and we'll be having a book party until about 10. I'm giving away copies of Malorie Blackman's wonderful book Noughts and Crosses, which you must read if you haven't, as well as the regular book swap.

I'll be using the downstairs side room, so it will be accessible. Arcadia doesn't allow children in the pub, sadly, as it doesn't have a licence for them, or pub crawls or fancy dress. I'm also claiming the space as body positive and Leeds Ladyfest will be selling tickets for their calender lotto. There may also be cake.

If you're a giver, and this sounds like your thing, please do join us. You can email me bookelfleeds @ Gmail dot com, join the Facebook group, or just turn up on the night.